Accreditation and rankings

Curtin Business School (CBS) courses are designed wherever possible to meet the standards of relevant professional bodies and international institutions.

Membership of professional associations

Our courses meet the educational requirements for membership to professional associations such as: CPA Australia, Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia, Economic Society of Australia (WA Branch), Financial Planning Association, Australian Computer Society, Australian Marketing Institute, Royal Australian Institute of Public Administration, Australian Institute of Management, Australian Institute of Valuers and Land Economists and the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia. 

The CBS Master of Business Administration (MBA) program has earned accreditation by the International Association of MBAs (AMBA).

AMBA accreditation is independent, market-driven and international in focus. The characteristics of an institution and its programmes are assessed against a set of criteria established by the  International Accreditation Advisory Board (IAAB). The senior academics and corporate representatives who sit on the board constantly monitor the accreditation criteria to reflect changes in business and management.

Rankings

The Graduate School of Business MBA was ranked at number 80 in the worlds top 100 MBAs by the Economist Intelligence Unit (publishers of the Economist). Only two other Australian Universities made the list.

The MBA was also ranked 6th internationally on criterion of personal development and educational experience.

Curtin's MBA excelled in the Australian AFR Boss rankings - rated first in Western Australia and fifth overall in Australia.